The Economics of Groundwater Management in Arid Countries: Theory, International Experience and a Case Study of Jordan

by Manuel Schiffler

Overview

Groundwater is being depleted on a large scale in many arid and semi-arid parts of the world. The author asks whether it should be avoided at any price? or if it is desirable in certain circumstances, by undertaking an economic analysis and considering the political and hydrological aspects of water management.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135230937
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/03/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	432
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

Schiffler, Manuel

Table of Contents

Water and Irrigation Review - "Manuel Schiffler has produced a thoughtful, carefully researched study of a key topic in an area where water is an extremely sensitive issue...The book can be recommended to anyone concerned with water administarion, management and long-term planning.

Editorial Reviews

Formerly with the Germany Development Institute and now with the World Bank, Schiffler questions whether limited groundwater should be protected from depletion in all cases, and how it can best be allocated. He undertakes an economic analysis, considers political and hydrological aspects, presents various methods for assessing economic value and a framework for analyzing transfers of water to cities, examines eight types of management policy instruments, and applies it all to the Middle Eastern country. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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